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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | TODD |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 07/14/2009 16:45:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NW |
| Begin Location | STAPLES |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 46.36/-94.8 |
| End Date | 07/14/2009 18:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | W |
| End Location | STAPLES |
| End Lat/Lon | 46.35/-94.81 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 25.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong cold front, deep moisture and a high shear environment led to severe weather across portions of central Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon and evening of July 14th. Several individual storms developed across west central Minnesota and moved quickly northeast and spawned three tornadoes near Swift Falls, Elrosa and Spicer, Minnesota. In addition, several strong thunderstorms tracked across northern Todd and far northwestern Morrison County where two to four inches of rain fell in a short period of time. Due to the highly moist environment, and high rainfall rates, several areas of urban flooding was reported. One was in the community of Staples, and another was in St. Cloud. |
| Event Narrative | Several thunderstorm complexes moved through northern Todd and northwestern Morrison Counties where locally four to six inches of rain fell in less than two hours. Due to poor drainage and the excessive rainfall, flash flooding developed in the town of Staples where evacuation occurred in homes on 5th street, and power was shut off to Staples High Rise Apartments on 4th street due to the high water. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 785.00K | 100.00K | |||||||
| SWIFT FALLS | SWIFT CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 15:21 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 50.00K |
| GILCHRIST | POPE CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 50.00K |
| SPICER | KANDIYOHI CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 15:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| SPICER | KANDIYOHI CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 15:53 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| PADUA | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PADUA | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELROSA | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:07 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EVANSVILLE | DOUGLAS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STAPLES | TODD CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLD SPG | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 16:52 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ST CLOUD | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 17:23 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITNEY MEML ARPT | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ST CLOUD | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DUELM | BENTON CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 17:35 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ELMDALE | MORRISON CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 17:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOSEPH | STEARNS CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAUK RAPIDS | BENTON CO. | MN | 07/14/2009 | 18:31 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 785.00K | 100.00K |
